Formula Grant 2602IAOAOM

The Administration for Community Living awarded the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services $274,736 under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title VII, Chapter 2, Long Term Care Ombudsman Services for Older Individuals program (CFDA 93.042) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This formula grant funds Iowa's Long-Term Care Ombudsman program, which investigates and resolves complaints made by or on behalf of residents in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, board and care facilities, and other residential care communities throughout the state.

The ombudsman services supported by this award include identifying and investigating resident complaints, providing information to older adults about long-term services and supports, ensuring regular and timely access to ombudsman services, representing resident interests before governmental agencies to secure administrative and legal remedies, and analyzing facility practices to recommend improvements to laws and regulations affecting long-term care quality. As a statutory formula grant distributed to all state agencies on aging on a non-competitive basis, Iowa's allocation reflects the state's eligible older adult population and established funding methodology under the Older Americans Act.